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Greece: At least 12 die in migrant drownings overnight
Authorities say 12 people, including an infant, have drowned in Greek waters in two separate incidents overnight. Another 22 people were rescued. A search-and-rescue operation is ongoing.
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Health
Act now: migrant inclusion in climate action is an obligation, not an option
On the occasion of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27), the United Nations Network on Migration calls on Member States to recognize the opportunities to work towards sustainable, rights-based mitigation and adaptation to climate change in order to address human mobility(1) in this context in line with the recommendations of the UNFCCC Taskforce on Displacement.
Politics
UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy
The home secretary said she would not hesitate to impose measures on other countries "refusing to co-operate".
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At least 139 dead as migrant boat from Djibouti to Yemen capsizes
At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died and 84 remain missing after a migrant boat capsized.
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A migrant boat sank off the coast of Djibouti with the UN reporting over 200 people dead or missing
The UN migration agency has reported that at least 139 people were killed and 84 remain missing after a migrant boat sank overnight on its way to Yemen. At least 80 Ethiopians survived the incident but 15 children died.
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At least 139 dead, 84 missing as migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti
Search and rescue operations conducted after vessel carrying more than 300 people capsizes near Guhere.
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South Africa: Anti-migrant unrest flares in Durban
Police in Durban were battling a fresh wave of anti-migrant unrest. Shops were looted, homes were torched and foreign nationals were targeted as crowds took to the streets for a second day. The violence has revived fears of rising xenophobic tensions over immigration.
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South Africa: Anti-migrant protests turn violent
A court order requiring the government to resume processing asylum applications reignited violent protests against immigration in South Africa.
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Australia's migrant policy offers lessons for EU and US
Australia has used offshore processing centers to deter asylum seekers for more than two decades. As the EU and US pursue similar third-country arrangements, Australia's experience highlights the potential problems.
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UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant exchange deal is scrapped
A British-French agreement aimed at reducing the number of people trying to cross the English Channel in small boats has been scrapped, London said Wednesday. The pilot programme was intended to break the business model of "people smugglers" by exchanging undocumented migrants who had made the crossing for people who legally applied for asylum.
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UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant scheme scrapped
Some 1,500 people have been removed to France since the scheme began just over a year ago.
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Migrant children protest after police clear beach camp in Ceuta
Migrant children in Ceuta have protested for adequate shelter after heavy rain soaked their makeshift tents.
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Texas: Police release video of Venezuelan migrant injured by ICE
In #Texas, images of a Venezuelan migrant who had been shot during an ICE intervention, the U.S. immigration police, are indignant. While the 28-year-old now claims to be suffering from paralysis on the left side, students are demonstrating and denouncing the #migration policy of the #Trump administration.
Weather
Weatherwatch: UK’s migrant waders feel the effects of a changing Arctic
Warmer winters and springs are drying out wetlands and the birds are missing out on an abundance of insects to eat When we think of spring migrant birds, it is easy to focus on songbirds such as warblers, flycatchers and swallows. Yet during late spring, many are waders – passing through Britain on their way north to breed in the high Arctic from their winter quarters in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the British Trust for Ornithology’s regular migration blog, it has been a good year for waders: including more common species such as ringed and grey plovers, bar-tailed godwit, sanderling and